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Merritt Dunlap, MD

Family Medicine Physician in Carson City, Nevada.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 150,125 in Family Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 240 beneficiaries · Family Medicine Physician avg: 4K
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 16% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
91.6/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Merritt Dunlap, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.6/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 4,275 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

91.6/100
MIPS score · +8 vs avg
4K
Part D claims, 2024
84%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Merritt Dunlap, MD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1386604999), first enumerated 03/27/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 4,275 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1386604999 · Family Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1386604999
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MEGA 150K Family Medicine
  • MIPS-ABOVE 91.6/100
  • RX-MID 4,275
  • BOOK-LIGHT 1,195 in Nevada
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jane Conroy · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Merritt Dunlap, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

92 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Merritt Dunlap, MD sits

This provider among family medicine physician peers

Across the 21,266 family medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Merritt Dunlap, MD writes more Part D claims than 62% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 64% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, 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10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 98Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Merritt Dunlap, MD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 64
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one family medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Merritt Dunlap, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Merritt Dunlap, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Merritt Dunlap, MD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 03/27/2006

NPI 1386604999

Primary specialty

Family Medicine Physician

High-volume

150,125 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

4,275 21% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 3,519

MIPS final score

91.6/100 8.1 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Nevada

How Family Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Nevada providers

Nevada providers
Personal Care Attendant25.7%Behavior Technician6.4%Rehabilitation Practitioner5.4%Behavior Analyst4.6%Chore Provider4.4%Student in an Organized Heal…2.6%Family Medicine Physician1.2%
Largest specialties in Nevada (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Merritt Dunlap, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Family Medicine Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
91.6/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%91.6%
MIPS final score (Family Medicine Physician) - 91.6/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

412 W JOHN ST STE D
Carson City, NV 89703
(775) 461-0021

Provider Details

NPI 1386604999
Specialty Family Medicine Physician
Credentials MD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 03/27/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.5901
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
85.0511
Quality
96.8817
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Merritt Dunlap, MD - brand share 16.0%
Family Medicine Physician average

16% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 4,275 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

4,275
Total Claims
$649K
Total Drug Cost
240
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,312
Total Day Supply
268,556
Brand vs Generic
16% brand / 84% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$567K
Generic Drug Cost
$81K
Opioid Claims
219 (5.1% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
211

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
0.78
Gender Split
53% female / 47% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Merritt Dunlap, MD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 272
Atorvastatin Calcium
 141
Levothyroxine Sodium
 130
Mounjaro
Tirzepatide
116
Zolpidem Tartrate
 99
Metformin Hcl
 91
Lisinopril
 74
Losartan Potassium
 74
Amlodipine Besylate
 73
Lisinopril-Hydrochlorothiazide
Lisinopril/Hydrochlorothiazide
73

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

More Family Medicine Physician in NV → All providers in Nevada → Compare specialties →

Family Medicine Physician Overview

How Merritt Dunlap, MD fits within the Family Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

150,125
Family Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Family Medicine Physician
3,519
Avg Claims per Provider

Merritt Dunlap, MD's 4,275 claims are above the specialty average of 3,519.

Nationwide Family Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Dunlap, both outside Nevada so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.6 here).

Vicky Moe 91.6 MN Whitney Bertram-Reents 91.6 MN Jane Conroy 91.6 PA Meghan Auten 91.6 NY

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Leo Fink Islip, NY David Reitz Northfield, MN Jennie Brown Liverpool, NY Bradley Wasson Arlington, TX

Nearby Family Medicine Physician Providers in Nevada

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Nevada, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Dunlap.

One of 1,195 Family Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Nevada, 5 are shown here.

Allison Abad
Las Vegas, NV
Dr. Josef Abbo
M.D.
Las Vegas, NV
Dr. Rabbiya Abidi
MD
Henderson, NV
Dr. Cheruba Abraham
M.D.
Fernley, NV
Dr. Pamela Abraham
M.D.
Reno, NV

Compare Family Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Merritt Dunlap, MD's specialty? ▼
Merritt Dunlap, MD specializes in Family Medicine Physician and practices in Carson City, Nevada. Credentials: MD.
How much does Merritt Dunlap, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Merritt Dunlap, MD wrote 4,275 Medicare Part D claims totaling $649K in drug costs for 240 beneficiaries.
What is Merritt Dunlap, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Merritt Dunlap, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.6/100 (Quality: 85.1). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Merritt Dunlap, MD located? ▼
Merritt Dunlap, MD is located at 412 W JOHN ST STE D, Carson City, NV, 89703. Phone: (775) 461-0021.
What is Merritt Dunlap, MD's NPI number? ▼
Merritt Dunlap, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386604999, issued on 03/27/2006.
Does Merritt Dunlap, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Merritt Dunlap, MD's prescribing is 16% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $567K in brand drug costs.
Does Merritt Dunlap, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Merritt Dunlap, MD had 219 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 5.1%.
How many Family Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 150,125 Family Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Family Medicine Physician provider writes 3,519 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Merritt Dunlap, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Merritt Dunlap, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Rosuvastatin Calcium, Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Merritt Dunlap, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Merritt Dunlap, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,275 Part D claims and 240 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Merritt Dunlap, MD's credentials? ▼
Merritt Dunlap, MD's NPI is 1386604999 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.